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Ancient Ruins in the land of Edom above the bed of a valley and Arab Date gardens

Watercolour
1829-1834 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Moresby, Robert (Captain) (painter (artist))
Place of origin
Egypt (painted)

Watercolour drawing

Object details

Category
Paintings
Object type
Watercolour
TitleAncient Ruins in the land of Edom above the bed of a valley and Arab Date gardens (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour over pencil, touched with white, on paper
Watercolour
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Watercolour, `Ancient Ruins in the land of Edom above the bed of a valley and Arab Date gardens', 1829-1834, by Captain Robert Moresby
Physical description
Watercolour drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.1cm
  • Width: 35.9cm
Styles
British School
Orientalism
Marks and inscriptions
  • Inscribed on a label attached to the back with title and the Wilderness of Sinai on the opposite side of the Sea which is the Gulph of Ackabah, down which the wind blows from the NE with great violence there are no soundings in this Sea
  • BRISTOL HEATH & CO PAPER (paper stamped)
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Object history
According to Rodney Searight: - `Bt. fr. Mrs. Schidlof. Dec. 1966 [with one other] £50' [i.e. SD.677-683]
Historical context
SD.677-684 were done during Moresby's Red Sea survey, 1829-34. Five further drawings from this series are in the National Maritime Museum, see Searight Archive.
Places depicted
Edom
Saudi Arabia
Sinai
Aqaba
Egypt
Bibliographic reference
Searight, Rodney. The Middle East : watercolours and drawings by British and foreign artists and travellers, 1750-1900, from the collection of Rodney Searight, Esq. London, 1971
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
SD.677

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Record createdMarch 11, 2008
Record URL
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